Memorising your shopping list

I have written this article so that everyone can get benefit of this simple trick. It will help you in remembering any list. It could even be a shopping list.

Submitted:Sep 21, 2008
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A few days back I went for grocery shopping. There
I saw MAJORITY of the people having lists in their hands for the
shopping. Well, I used to be one of those guys too. Do you take a
piece of paper with you when you go for shopping? Do you forget
quickly? Welcome to the world of humans :p You might take is as a
joke but the fact of the matter is that 98 percent people of the whole world can't remember a
list of 10 objects and recall them properly. If you succeed in
this trick youwill be in the top 2
percent of top notch memorizers! I am not
kidding.

Although it is good to keep a list, BUT it is very
counter productive. What if you could remember everything when
told? Sounds amazing, heh? Go ahead and read this article by the
end of which you'll say goodbye to those tiny chits.

This trick is for memorizing any list of 10 items
in series; which then you can recall randomly, top to down, down
to up.

What you have to do is imagine an
object for numbers 1-10 which has similar shape as that of
number. That means every number should have a characteristic
image to it in your mind. So that whenever that number pops in
your head that image, which you assigned, must also pop
up.

To elaborate this point let me give you an example
here:

For 1: You can use pen. Or any other object in
your life that you are VERY familiar with which resembles the
shape of one. Don't forget that it should not be something hard
to recall. Pen is just an example; you can go for anything you
want.

For 2: You can use duck. Go crazy with your
imagination, but remember that it needs to be the same shape as 2
and easy to remember.

For 3: Well girls you might want to skip this
paragraph. Yeah now to you boys; for three you can use boobs :p
It might look funny, but the key here is to let go you
imagination crazy. Got it?

For 4: Use yacht.

For 5: Use a hook.

For 6: Use an elephant (its trunk is the only
thing concerned here)

For 7: Use a cliff.

For 8: Use hour glass.

For 9: Use flag.

For 10: Use Ball and Bat.

The above are just examples for you. If you've got
something else which you think will work better for you go ahead.
Remember to keep the shape of object same as the number you are
giving it. Remember to give ONLY ONE OBJECT TO EACH NUMBER. You
might even draw them on paper; this way you won't forget them
easily. Once you are satisfied that you now know each number with
shape you may move on.

Now that you have got the base; it will be quite
easy for you to accomplish this feat. What you need to do now is
ASSOCIATE the thing you want to remember with the corresponding
image of the number. Let me give you an example of this whole
process so that you may understand better:

Suppose this is your shopping list (it can be any
list):

1) Soap

2) Towel

3) Book

4) Pencil

5) Fork

6) Meat

7) Candy

8) Watch

9) Milk

10) Notebook

It can be more complex; I've written it easier so
that you may feel comfortable with it. Now let's start the
process of remembering this list.

The first object is soap. It is as you know number
1 in the list. By now you should know that for number one the
object we chose before was pen. So imagine a HUGE soap on a pen.
Or pen writing on a soap. Or soap washing a pen. The point is you
need to go crazy with your imagination; THE MORE FUNNY YOUR IMAGINATION THE MORE BETTER YOU
WILL REMEMBER.

The second object is Towel. The second image was
duck. Imagine a duck drying herself with a towel, or a duck
getting a sauna while wearing a towel. Again go crazy.

And so forth. You know the number corresponding to
the image. And you also have the list. Just join them together
and let loose your imagination wild.

Now if you want to recall it. Just go through the
numbers from top to bottom, or from bottom to top. If someone
asks you what was on number 1 just think of what was the thing
with the pen. If someone asks you what was the thing with number
2 just try to recall what was with the duck. Easy?

Don't worry if it doesn't work properly the first
time. If you are having some problems try to figure out what are
the causes. It could be because you haven't remember the images I
asked you to give to each number, or it could even be because you
are not imagining crazy enough.

Some of you might be skeptical about it. Don't
worry it will DEFINITELY work. I am not going to tell you WHY it
works, because then it will require a whole another article. This
is the easiest of memory tricks. Your mind is far more capable of
remembering than this tiny list.

FOOT NOTE: This trick will
increase your overall memory, because it increases the usage of
your whole brain. Just don't imagine any thing which you don't
like, because this way your mind might just block it; it could be
a thing which might remind you of some bad incident you might've
had. I have been doing this for many months now. If you have got
any problem or any questions feel free to ask me.